Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Child Protection Chair/IRO in Woking, Surrey. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.
The pay rate for this locum Child Protection Chair is £40 - £42 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties:
To ensure that within their designated caseload there is a comprehensive care plan for each looked after child (LAC) or child subject to child protection concerns that will meet the needs of the child, keep her/him safe, and is effectively implemented within agreed timescales in line with relevant statutory requirements and departmental policies
Ensure that all meetings involving children, young people, and their families are 'user-focused' and enable their fullest participation possible, and operate in line with new practice models, including Family Safeguarding, being introduced in Surrey
Liaise effectively with operational managers and resolve disagreements or conflicts between themselves and case practitioners effectively and efficiently, alerting and escalating to senior managers issues which cannot be resolved
Provide advice and guidance to operational staff on specific case matters, carry out a quality assurance function in relation to departmental and inter-agency casework practice, identifying and following up concerns about practice standards, contributing to case auditing and service reviews as required
Requirements of the Child Protection Chair:
Degree or equivalent in social work
Current Social Work England registration
Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Services
Contact:
This Child Protection Chair job is advertised by Rob King; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
